Table 5 Significance of relationship between ASCOT attributes and socio-demographic characteristics, general quality of life and disability (p-values)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Marital status^a

.037**

.199

.039**

.081*

.074*

.574

.028**

.106

Live alone^a

.004***

.552

.019**

.599

.029**

.967

.210

.930

Quality of Life

Quality of Life^b

< .001***

< .001***

.007***

< .001***

< .001***

< .001***

< .001***

.004***

Disability: activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living

Stairs^a

.047**

.170

.617

.059*

.808

.254

.119

.397

Outdoors & walk down road^a

< .001***^b

.085*

.826

.036**

.638

.374

.006***

.185

Get around indoors^a

< .001***^b

.001***

.011**

.026**

.470

.356

.023**

.293

Get in/out bed^a

< .001***^b

.002***

.209

.005***

.540

.195

.002***

.254

WC/toilet^a

< .001***

< .001***

.002***

.010***

.090*

.298

< .001***

.066*

Wash face hands^a

< .001***

< .001***

.086*

.007***

.188

.662

< .001***

.745

Bath, shower, wash all over^a

< .001***

< .001***

.622

.046**

.348

.147

< .001***

.451

Dressed/undressed^a

< .001***

.014**

.931

.453

.738

.936

.113

.631

Feed self^a

.037**

.008***

< .001***

.277

.007***

.742

.562

.078*

Paperwork/finances^a

< .001***

.005***

.124

.015**

.012**

.021**

< .001***

.054*

Household shopping^a

.005***

.162

.611

.196

.001***

.585

.077*

.980

Prepare hot meals^a

.017**

.028**

.035**

.516

.259

.619

.490

.404